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Nexstar cracks down on local news outlet that told journalists to get ‘both sides’ of LGBT issues

Updated: June 19, 2023 at 7:57 pm EST  See Comments

Mon Jun 19, 2023 – 5:59 pm EDTMon Jun 19, 2023 – 7:11 pm EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (LifeSiteNews) — America’s biggest media conglomerate has reportedly opened an investigation into a local news outlet after an executive issued a memo encouraging balanced reporting of divisive LGBT topics during so-called “pride” month.

Nexstar Media, which operates the largest number of local TV stations in the U.S., opened an investigation into Grand Rapids, Michigan, NBC affiliate WOOD TV8 after an assistant news director told journalists to report on “both sides” of LGBT issues to better serve their audience, CNN Business reported on Friday.

“We know that West Michigan is a Conservative area in many ways,” WOOD TV8 assistant news director Amy Fox wrote in a memo entitled “Pride Month,” according to TheDesk.net

“We need to recognize that some stories related to LGBTQ issues are going to be controversial and polarizing in our community,” Fox said. “While you personally may not agree with a certain position, people are entitled to their opinions, and they are our viewers.”

As LifeSiteNews has extensively reported, conservatives have begun to actively push back against LGBT ideology in the public square by successfully boycotting

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